Northern Ireland Land Act 1925

25Acquisition of untenanted land

(1)The powers of the Commission to purchase untenanted land by agreement or compulsorily under section forty-three or Part IV. of the Act of 1909, shall be extended so as to authorise the purchase by them, subject to the conditions imposed by that Act, of any untenanted land the sale and redistribution of which, is in their opinion, desirable for the purpose of facilitating the resale of tenanted land vested in them by virtue of Part II. of this Act and the purchase by them of any untenanted bog required for the purpose of providing turbary for occupiers of land in the neighbourhood, whether such bog is or is not subject to rights, of turbary.

(2)Where for the purpose of enlarging or improving congested holdings the Commission propose to acquire compulsorily any untenanted land (whether under Part IV. of the Act of 1909 or this section) and the price has, under section sixty-three of the Act of 1909, been fixed by the Judge of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland appointed to act as Judicial Commissioner, the Commission may, if they consider that the price so fixed is so high as to make the acquisition of the land for the purpose aforesaid inexpedient, on serving such notice within such time as may be prescribed, withdraw from the purchase, subject to the payment to the other parties to the proceedings before that judge of such compensation for any loss or expenses which they may have suffered or incurred in or in consequence of the proceedings as the judge may determine.

(3)The power of the Commission to purchase untenanted land compulsorily, whether under Part IV. of the Act of 1909 or this section, shall not extend to any untenanted land which is held by the occupier thereof in fee simple, or under a fee farm grant, or lease for lives or years renewable for ever, or lease for a term of years of which sixty or more are unexpired, and is used by him as an ordinary farm.